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Hiroshima
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In a future war the victorious side will dictate the peace to the defeated side in the exact manner described above. This stems from the nature of modern weapons. Such weapons are made to produce decisive results. They are made to engender capitulation and stop all arguments, all negotiations, all half-measures. Atomic bombs were used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The result was the surrender of Japan. Diplomatic power is weak when compared to atomic power. In fact, the illusions of diplomatic powe
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Upon hearing the news about Hiroshima, Hersey was immediately overwhelmed by a sense of despair.
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― Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World
― Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World
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